Indian authorities are using abusive methods to crack down on thousands of peaceful protesters in New Delhi and other Indian ...

Senegal’s growing crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people is violating their rights, causing ...

The Turkish authorities over the last month have substantially escalated internet censorship, Human Rights Watch said today, along with ARTICLE 19, the Freedom of Expression Association, and 18 other ...

The authorities in Türkiye, the host of the upcoming 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), are arbitrarily ...

(Berlin) – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled today that the “international LGBT movement” is an “extremist organization,” jeopardizing all forms of LGBT rights activism in the country, Human Rights Watch ...

Burundi is set to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote on October 12, 2026, with no competition.

Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza one year ...

(New York) – The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today. On ...

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Uganda to significantly expand government support for ...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 9, 2026, announced that Navi Pillay was the 2026 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The UN Human Rights Council on October 6 extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in ...

As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming ...